chief

【发音】

美 /tʃif/ 英 /tʃiːf/

【翻译】

1. adj.主要的，为首的；总的

   英释:most important

2. n. 首领， 长官； 酋长， 族长

   英释:the ruler of a tribe

【记忆】

“欺负” → 位高权重的人才能欺负人 → 首领， 长官

【短语】

1. chief executive : 行政长官；董事长；美国总统；（美国的）州长

2. in chief : 主要地，尤其；在首席地位

3. chief editor : 总编辑

4. chief engineer : 总工程师；[船]轮机长；主任工程师；总技师

5. chief executive officer : 首席执行官；总裁

6. section chief : 部门主管

7. commander in chief : 统帅，总司令

8. deputy chief : 副局长；副科长；副处长；副警长；副总警监

9. chief of staff : 参谋长；司令；办公室主任

10. bureau chief : n. 总编辑

11. police chief : n. 警察局长

12. editor in chief : 主编；总编辑

13. chief justice : 首席法官，法院院长；审判长

14. chief physician : 主任医师

15. chief representative : 首席代表，主要代表

16. chief financial officer : 财务总监；首席财务官

17. party chief : 组长；政党首领

18. chief designer : 首席设计师

19. chief accountant : 总会计师；会计主任，会计处长

20. chief operating officer : 首席营运官

【例句】

1. One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs.

   毒品是如今犯罪的主要诱因之一。

2. Safety is our chief concern .

   安全问题是我们的头等大事。

3. The chief reason for this is that people are living longer.

   这主要是因为人们更长寿了。

4. his chief rival for the job

   和他竞争这份工作的主要对手

5. the prosecution’s chief witness

   控方的主要证人

6. She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.

   她拿这笔钱的原因有很多，但最主要的是为了报复。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...What is the man's chief complaint...

2. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 听力题)...The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property...

3. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge...

4. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Since Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple...

5. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...In March its chief executive was fired by Time's current Man of the Year...

6. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...But there was some pain for everyone; median pay for chief executives of non-financial firms in the S&P 500 fell by 2...

7. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...who replaced Mr Jobs as chief executive in August...

8. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...ended up being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time...

9. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Underwriters Laboratories’ chief strategy officer...

10. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...the chief economist of the International Energy Agency...

【同、近义词】

1. n.首领；酋长；主要部分

   leader/captain/boss/

2. adj.首席的；主要的；主任的

   primary/major/central/leading/great/

3. adv.主要地；首要地

   mainly/basically/largely/mostly/primarily/

【同根词】

1. adv

   chiefly : 主要地；首先

2. n

   chieftaincy : 酋长或首领的地位或职位

   chieftainship : 首领或酋长的地位